The offensive of the Armed Forces is gaining momentum: the Kremlin can force Kiev to disadvantageous negotiations - the media
From August 6, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has already occupied 1146 square kilometers of Ukrainian lands. Two unnamed persons close to the President's office reported that much depends on the results of the US elections. Kyiv may be forced to agree to peace under adverse conditions or will face the prospect of continuing the struggle on its own. One of the interlocutors reported that among officials there is more and more disappointment about the development of war.
Occupation troops come gradually and do not control all the territories that President Vladimir Putin "included" in the Russian Federation. At the same time, according to two unnamed Western officials, NATO countries are hesitant in support of Ukraine because of the fear of escalation. The signs that Russia is interested in the end of the war is not seen in the West. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation seized the city of Selidovo in Donetsk region.
It is noted that among their following goals - Pokrovsk and Kurakhov. Both cities are important material and technical units for the defense of Ukraine in Donetsk region. "If the cities fall into Putin's hands, it will become another milestone on his way to the capture of the entire industrial East of Ukraine," the publication emphasized. In the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, where they broke through in August, the Ukrainian forces are gradually losing their positions.
Russia increases attacks there. In addition, thousands of DPRK fighters arrived at the enemy, who could soon strengthen him in battles. This is confirmed in the US and South Korea. Ukraine now has a political obligation to maintain the presence in Kur Region. The Polish defense analyst Konrad Music suggested that Kiev would have to transfer more personnel there, even in the conditions of lack of live force.
The geo -economic analyst Alex Kokcharov explained the promotion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with two factors - the numerical advantage and dominance of artillery because of much more accessible ammunition. "But these local Russian successes do not indicate a turn in the war that remains a war on exhaustion," he said. According to the US, Russia loses 1,200 fighters a day.
The Kremlin does not want to declare mobilization, so it rests on recruitment, offering more and more bonuses for signing contracts with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. A scientist at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London Ben Barry suggested that the Russian Federation lacks strategic resources for a decisive breakthrough on the front. He appreciated the chances of both sides of such a breakthrough as "very low".
A political consultant close to the Kremlin, Serhiy Markov, stated that Moscow can fully control the eastern regions until next summer, if it maintains the pace of promotion. According to him, some confess that Putin will begin peace negotiations after the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the administrative borders of Donetsk region. However, there is no signs of breaking Ukrainian defense of the Russian Defense Ministry of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Defense Ministry.
"There are no mass surrender and chaotic indentations. The Ukrainians continue to fight. The fracture point is always, we just have not reached it. But we will achieve," he added. We will remind, at the International Institute of Strategic Studies reported that the DPRK has a new stand on which a mysterious ship was being built. Defense Express analysts have suggested that it is the fruit of North Korea's cooperation with the Kremlin.